Biology - Chapter 12 - Genetics

Question 0

cross of two different traits

i.e. tall, purple flower with short, white flower

Answer 0

dihybrid cross

Question 1

cross of one different trait

i.e. purple flower with white flower

Answer 1

monohybrid cross

Question 2

something that can be passed down

i.e. eye color

Answer 2

character

Question 3

different form of a character

i.e. for eye color there are different traits such as blue, green, etc.

Answer 3

trait

Question 4

sequence of DNA that controls a specific character

i.e. eye color gene

Answer 4

gene

Question 5

different forms of a gene

i.e. dominant or recessive allele and brown eye allele or ble eye allele

Answer 5

allele

Question 6

trait that is always expressed when its allele is present

Answer 6

dominant

Question 7

trait that is hidden when dominant allele is present

Answer 7

recessive

Question 8

a combination of alleles

i.e. TT, Tt, and tt

Answer 8

genotype

Question 9

a physical appearance that is the result of alleles

i.e. tall or short

Answer 9

phenotype

Question 10

two of the same alleles

homozygous dominant = TT; homozygous recessive = tt

Answer 10

homozygous

Question 11

combination of two different alleles

Tt

Answer 11

heterozygous